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Definitions

• the present invention relates to boxes for the transport of goods, which make it possible to present the goods transported in the box to a consumer and to facilitate his access to the goods in the box.
• a large number of products are transported in boxes opened at the top.
• box shapes in the beverage industry are known for transporting beverage bottles or smaller containers of beverage bottles (for example so-called "six-packs" from production to retail.)
• the boxes are usually stacked so that access is only from above.
• some embodiments of the present invention have a bottom and at least two pairs of opposing side walls, wherein a first of the side walls is configured to permit removal from the products contained in the case.
• the first side wall extends at least partially from the bottom in the vertical direction only by a smaller removal height, which is smaller than the height of one or more of the remaining side walls.
• the extraction height is determined so that from the first side wall a lateral opening is defined with a dimension that allows access or removal of products contained in the box through the side opening.
• embodiments of the invention provide a box of the above-mentioned embodiment, further comprising a blocking element extending between the two opposing side walls adjoining the first side wall, and which is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the blocking element is arranged in the first position between the opposite side walls and spaced from the first side wall, wherein the blocking element is arranged in the second position with the first side wall overlapping.
• the locking member comprises a bracket which extends between the opposite side walls, and two struts arranged at the opposite ends of the bracket, wherein a first end of the struts is disposed at the opposite ends of the bracket, and wherein a second end of the struts rotate - Is movably arranged on the corresponding side wall.
• the opposed sidewalls and the first sidewall may include recesses for receiving the stirrup and the struts, wherein the recesses may be such that the struts and the stirrup in the first and second positions of the detent member, respectively, have a surface of the opposed sidewall facing the first sidewall Side walls or with an outer surface of a side wall are flush.
• a locking member may be provided which cooperates with the locking member to securely hold the locking member in the first and second positions, respectively.
• the struts and / or the bracket of the locking element may be formed to engage with portions of the opposite side walls and the first side wall, according to embodiments, the struts and / or the bracket for this purpose, one or more locking elements to cooperate with corresponding latching element receiving portions of the side walls.
• the blocking element may be disposed at the second position at a distance from the ground that corresponds to about one third, one half or two thirds of the height of the opposite side walls.
• the blocking element may be formed to be arranged at a further position spaced apart from the first side wall, in which case the struts may be formed telescopically to arrange the blocking element selectively at the second or at the further position.
• embodiments of the invention provide a box of the above type, further comprising an insert for placing on the bottom of the box, the insert being designed depending on the products to be accommodated in the box.
• the insert may be detachably connectable to the floor and / or the side surfaces, preferably only using special tools.
• the insert may be plate-shaped, and a bottom-facing first surface of the insert may be conformed to a structure of the floor.
• the first surface opposite surface of the plate-shaped insert is structured according to the male product.
• the insert may include sleeves, longitudinal struts, cross struts and / or depressions.
• Embodiments further provide a system comprising a box according to embodiments of the invention and a plurality of inserts structured for different products, wherein one of the inserts can be optionally placed in the box.
• a freely configurable system which can be readily adapted to various products to be contained in the box, for example by a service provider who provides the boxes according to the configuration desired by a customer and holds the appropriate inserts, and the crates assembled without inserts accordingly, in which case it is provided that the inserts are exchangeable only using a special tool, which has only the box manufacturer in his possession.
• the box will be bounded vertically upwards by the first side wall area extending from the floor (which may also be the entire side wall) of lower removal height. That is, there is no further frictional connection between the adjacent side walls above this first side wall area.
• the first side wall is at least partially less high than the surrounding or as some of the surrounding side walls, so that in the box can also be intervened laterally so as to easily gain access to the products in the boxes even when stacked are located in lower boxes of the stack.
• the height of the first side wall in some embodiments is nevertheless such that the specific products transported in the box can not fall out of the box during transport.
• the box is designed to carry bottles or bottles pre-packaged in smaller containers, for which reason the first side wall has a height sufficient to prevent individual bottles from falling out of the box.
• the height is between 1 and 10cm. In some other embodiments, this height is between 2 and 5 cm, or more generally more than 2 cm.
• the first sidewall has two sidewall portions at each of its edges adjacent the adjacent sidewalls which extend to the level of the adjacent sidewalls to increase the stability of the crate.
• the box has four side walls, wherein grip openings are arranged at least in the side walls adjoining the first side wall.
• the grip openings have a region running parallel to the floor as well as a region running perpendicular to the floor.
• the region extending perpendicular to the bottom is arranged in the direction of the first side wall.
• the first, horizontal and substantially parallel to the bottom opening portion in the vertical opening portion with a radius that is large enough to grip the box in the radius can go over.
• the box also has in the adjacent to the first side wall floor area a larger support surface for the products to be transported, as an average in the remaining area of the floor.
• a larger support surface for the products to be transported as an average in the remaining area of the floor.
• the sidewalls adjacent the first sidewall are less high at the end face adjacent to the first sidewall than at the face opposite the sidewall. That is, in the direction of the opening, the side walls adjoining the opening are lower, so that on the one hand the space available for removal is increased and, on the other hand, the light incidence or the viewing angle in the interior of the box is increased to make the items transported in the box, such as bottles or the like, more visible.
• the remaining side walls which do not correspond to the first side wall, are hinged relative to the floor, so that the box in a folded state can be brought, in which the rest of the side walls approximately parallel to the ground resting on this or are located above the ground. This allows the crate to be transported cheaper and more efficiently in the deflated state.
• Some embodiments have an additional movable sidewall area that extends above the first sidewall in the vertical direction and that may be either detached or folded down. This can have the advantage that in the unfolded state of the movable side wall area additionally increases the stability or security, so that no goods or products can fall out of the box. Further, in the folded or unfolded state, the movable side wall portion can be used to present product information or the like.
• the movable side wall portion is formed into a lattice shape or formed from a plurality of webs, so that the box can be cleaned with high-pressure radiation without separating the movable side wall area from the box or unintentionally due to the high pressure from the box to solve.
• the remaining sidewalls are laminated on the inside thereof with a film that contains product information that can be easily viewed from the outside.
• a light film is provided, so that the objects or bottles transported in the box can be better visually perceived by the light reflection.
• the remaining three side walls which do not correspond to the lower wall, are the same height so that the boxes are stackable with the bottom of a box coming to rest on the remaining three side walls of the underlying box.
• special recesses or contours may be provided both in the bottom and in the upper ends of the remaining side walls, in which engage the corresponding recesses or contours of the floor or the other side walls so as to allow the stackability and a to ensure a secure footing.
• the bottom has a plurality of quills extending upwardly from the bottom in the vertical direction.
• Quills are three-dimensional objects that are on the ground are and which are shaped so that the bottles are held or fixed by the outer boundary surfaces of the quills, so that falling out of the bottles is effectively prevented.
• the sleeves in the vertical direction on only a small amount, so that they can also be referred to as Quill stumps.
• the height and the outer shape of some quills is chosen so that they prevent in conjunction with the first side wall falling out of the bottles through the side opening.
• the sleeves are not higher at their highest point than the first side wall.
• the outer boundary surfaces of the pines have a varying height to best suit them to the tasks set.
• the sleeves In order to allow the bottles to tilt out in the direction of the first side wall and nevertheless to ensure good stability, the sleeves have a lower height in a direction parallel to the side wall than in the direction of the first side wall, so that tilting parallel to the first side wall is allowed, whereas tilting a direction perpendicular thereto is made difficult and the bottles are securely held.
• Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a box for transporting bottles
• FIG. 2 shows the embodiment of Fig. 1 equipped with "six-packs"
• Fig. 3 Filled, stacked boxes according to the embodiment of Fig. 1;
• Fig. 4 shows the embodiment of Figure 1 in a view from below.
• FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of a box according to the invention.
• FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of a box according to the invention with hinged side walls
• Fig. 7 shows the embodiment of Figure 6 in the partially folded state.
• FIG. 8 shows the embodiment of Figure 6 in the fully folded state. the embodiment of Figure 6 filled with bottles;
• FIG. 10 shows the embodiment of FIG. 6 filled with "six-packs";
• FIG. 10 shows the embodiment of FIG. 6 filled with "six-packs";
• Fig. 1 1 is a plan view of the embodiment of Fig. 6;
• Fig. 12 is a detail view of sleeves used in some embodiments of the invention.
• FIG. 13 shows (a) a box according to FIG. 1 with a blocking element according to an embodiment of the present invention in a first, open position;
• Fig. 13 (b) shows the box of Fig. 13 (a) with the blocking element in the second, closed
• Position; 14 is a stacked arrangement of a box of FIG. 1 and a box of FIG.
• FIG. 15 shows a box according to FIG. 1 with a replaceable insert
• FIG. 16 (a) - (d) embodiments of inserts that can be used in the box of FIG. 16.
• Fig. 1 shows an inventive embodiment of a box 10 for drinks.
• the bottom 12 is not continuous in the illustrated embodiment, but consists of a grid-like structure.
• the bottom 12 is formed by a plurality of webs or struts. These are arranged close enough so that the goods to be transported, ie the bottle, for example, can not fall through the bottom of the box or tilt uncontrollably when the edge of a bottle tilts into one of the cavities between the bars.
• the box further comprises two pairs of respective opposite side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, 16b which extend upwardly from the bottom 12, ie in the vertical direction 18.
• the removal height 20 is less than the height of the remaining side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, so that a lateral opening is formed which allows access to or removal of contained and transported in the box bottles or products through the side opening.
• Above the first side wall 16b there is no further structure of the box.
• a plurality of sleeves are further arranged, of which, for example, the sleeve 22 a and the sleeve 22 b are highlighted.
• the lateral opening for removal of the products is thus produced in that the first side wall 16b has a lower height than the adjacent or the remaining side walls. Height should be understood here, as in the following figures, the dimension in the positive vertical direction 18.
• the term “top” denotes a position in the positive vertical direction 18, the term “bottom” a position having a smaller coordinate in the vertical direction 18.
• sides are to be understood any directions that limit the box in the directions parallel to the surface of the bottom 12.
• a lateral opening is defined or formed, which allows access to the removal of transported in the box bottles.
• other products may be transported in the box.
• so-called “six-packs” can also be transported, ie pre-packed packages of six bottles.
• the side wall is not in its entire length, the low removal height 20, but extending from the adjacent side walls 14a and 14b fixed side wall sections in the lateral opening, the lateral opening still remains so large that a Removal of the products or bottles is guaranteed.
• Such boxes can have increased stability.
• the exemplary embodiment of a box 10 shown in FIG. 1 also has a movable side wall area 23, which is rotatably mounted with respect to a fixed first side wall 16b via hinges 24a to 24c.
• the movable side wall portion 23 is shown in Fig. 1 in a folded-down position, where it is folded down with respect to the first side wall 16b.
• the movable sidewall region 23 extends upwardly in the vertical direction 18.
• the security can be additionally increased to the extent that located in the box 10 bottles do not tilt outward.
• the movable part can be used to present product information or the like.
• the side walls 14a and 14b adjacent to the first side wall 16b each have a handle opening 28a and 28b on which the box can be lifted and carried.
• the handle openings both have a first opening area extending parallel to the floor and a second opening area extending essentially in the vertical direction, the function of which will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG.
• the side walls 14a and 14b adjacent to the first side wall 16b have beveled edge portions 30a and 30b at their end facing the first side wall, through which light can fall into the cases even when stacked one upon the other.
• the ends of the side walls 14a and 14b adjoining the first side wall 16b have a lower height than at their opposite end.
• the recessed portion of the side wall is substantially triangular, any other shapes of the recess may also be used for alternative embodiments.
• the height increases from the first side wall 16b side walls 14a and 14b continuously up to the maximum height.
• the height increase can also be staircase or stepwise.
• the box shown in Fig. 1 is stackable, that is, the contours of the upper ends of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a are configured such that when stacking with the contour or the structure of the bottom of another box engages (see, for example. 3), so that the boxes can be stacked on top of each other. Nevertheless, the side opening defined by the first side wall 16b allows bottles or bottle packs, such as six-packs, to be taken out of the interior of the box, even when stacked.
• the inwardly facing surfaces of the sidewalls 14a, 14b and 16a are of light color so that the light incidence caused by the apertures 30a and 30b makes the bottles within the box readily visible to the outside observer ,
• the surfaces are covered with product references or advertisements.
• the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1 further comprises on at least one of the side walls (in the case of the side wall 14b shown here) a plurality of vertically extending, from a side surface inwardly protruding ridges 32a to 32d, which prevent the Bottles inside the box of the quills be held, come with their entire side surface with the side wall in contact and pollute them over a large area.
• a side wall in the case of the side wall 14b shown here
• the webs 32a to 32d are each arranged so that the bottles abut with their outermost radius at the positions of the webs 32a to 32d on the outer wall. Thus, it can be prevented that large areas of the inner surfaces of the side walls are dirty, since this is the case only for the webs.
• FIG. 2 shows the exemplary embodiment of the box 10 of FIG. 1 in the state filled with 3 six-packs.
• the six-packs 40a, 40b and 40c each contain six individual bottles not shown here for reasons of clarity.
• the six-packs are in addition to the sleeves, which engage from below in the purpose for this purpose open bottom six-pack, of the webs 40a and 40b, which, as shown in Fig. 1, are arranged on the bottom 12 of the box 10.
• FIG. 3 which shows two boxes 10 and 10a in the stacked state
• the products or bottles can also be removed from the lower box 10 in the stacked state.
• This of course also applies to the six-packs 40a, 40b and 40c, if they are transported or presented as an alternative to individual bottles in the boxes.
• the special embodiment of a box illustrated in FIG. 1 has a high flexibility with respect to the bottles to be transported, since on the one hand six-packs and, on the other hand, individual bottles can be transported with the box. This results from the arrangement of the sleeves 22a and 22b and the webs 42a and 42b shown in FIG.
• the pino lenan Aunt can be chosen differently.
• webs can be completely dispensed with in some embodiments, and instead only sleeves can be used.
• both are possible, since each individual bottle, which is inserted in one of the free spaces between sleeves and / or webs, in each of four directions either through a side wall of a web, through a quill or one of the side walls 14a, 14b, 16a or 16b of the box is supported, so that it is stably supported for transport.
• the side wall 16b prevents it in interaction with the sleeves, that during transport, the bottles can tip out of the box 10, so the side wall 16b is dimensioned so that it prevents a tilting out of the box during transport. It still remains low enough that the bottles can be removed from the front of the box, even if there is another box 10a on the box 10.
• the bottles can first be slightly raised and then tilted outwards. This is made possible in some embodiments by a special embodiment of the sleeves, as will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 12.
• Fig. 3 clearly shows another characteristic of some embodiments of the present invention, namely the particular configuration of the handle openings 28a and 28b.
• the handle opening is curved and extends both horizontally and vertically.
• the handle opening 28a has a first opening area 50a extending parallel to the floor 12 and a second opening area 50b extending substantially in the vertical direction 18.
• the demarcation between the vertical and horizontal opening area in FIG. 3 is to be understood merely as an example.
• the handle opening 28a thus also extends with a significant extension in the vertical direction, so that the handle opening 28a can also be used in the vertical opening area by a person.
• the handle opening 28a may be shaped differently than in the embodiment shown in FIG. For example, this may also have a square or rectangular cross-section, so that the box can be lifted both from above by means of the horizontal opening portion 50a and from the side by means of the vertical opening portion 50b.
• the vertical opening region is located on the side associated with the first side wall 16b and merges with the outer contour (that is, at the contour pointing in the direction of the first side wall) with a large radius into the horizontal opening region 50a.
• the box when the box is lifted, it can also be gripped in the radius, so that when the vertical opening area is on the side associated with the first side wall 16b, the box tilts backwards (in the direction of the side wall 16a) that falling out of the individual bottles is additionally prevented by the inclination of the box when carrying.
• FIG. 4 which shows a perspective view from below of the box of FIG. 1 and with reference to FIG. 1
• FIG. which shows a view from below of a further embodiment of the invention
• the floor 12 is not formed over the entire surface, but formed to save weight and for easier cleaning by an arrangement of ribs. These cover the surface of the bottom 12 so that the individual bottles rest securely on the floor 12 with their bottom of the bottle.
• the number or surface density of the ribs is increased compared with the remaining region, so that the bottles located there do not tilt outwards by themselves can, if they are tilted by external influences from its rest position slightly toward the first side wall 16b. This is avoided by placing the ribs in the region 50 adjacent the first sidewall 16b so close that the edge of a bottle can not tilt between the void spaces between two adjacent ribs.
• the floor 12 has a support surface for the bottles that is larger than the support surface provided on average over the floor per unit area, to allow secure retention of the bottles.
• the base 12 at the area adjacent to the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a has an elevation of a plurality of ribs, the contour of which is designed such that when placed on another box inside the side walls Contour contour of the side walls of the other box to ensure stackability and a secure footing when stacked.
• a strut 52 which extends from the side wall 16a to the first side wall 16b and the webs in the vertical direction have a greater extent than the other webs of the soil.
• This strut 52 serves to additionally support the first side wall 16b of lesser height in order to increase the stability of the box.
• the strut 52 is centrally located so that the strut, which extends farther down than the rest of the ground, does not interfere with the removal of the bottles from the lower box when stacked.
• 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which differs essentially from the exemplary embodiments discussed with reference to the preceding figures in that other bottle sizes can be transported with the embodiment shown in FIG. While the embodiment shown in FIG.
• the embodiment of Fig. 5 differs substantially in the arrangement of the sleeves of the embodiment of Fig. 1 and in the thickness of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a, which has been changed to the inside of the box arranged at the same outer volume of the box To keep bottles.
• the box shown in Fig. 5 has five sleeves 54a, 54b, 54c, 54d and 54e adjacent to the first side wall 16b to hold a total of six bottles of 0.33 liters of contents in the first row.
• the box of Fig. 5 to only one continuous web 56 in the center of the box, so that four six-packs can be transported with the 'box alternatively.
• the embodiment of Fig. 5 shows the box with the movable side wall portion 23 folded upwardly on the first side wall 16b. Since, moreover, the design features of the crate of FIG. 5 correspond to those of FIG. 1 and each have identical functionality, a further discussion of the components matching the crate of FIG. 1 is dispensed with.
• the box shown in FIG. 5, like the box shown in FIG. 1, has at least one opening 58 on the side wall 16a, which is opposite the first side wall 16b, which extends through the side wall 16a. stretches so that the box can be fixed or hung by means of the opening on a wall or a shelf or the like.
• FIGS. 1 and 5 additionally each have an optional second fastening opening 60.
• the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 is also configured for the transport of 24 pieces bottles, each with 0.33 1 content and corresponds in many parts to the embodiment shown in Fig. 5.
• the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a or at least parts of the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a arranged hingedly with respect to the bottom by means of hinges. They are so foldable that they can be folded in the direction of the ground, and are in a folded state substantially parallel to the ground, as illustrated in Fig. 7 for the side wall 16a, which in the folded state parallel to the surface of the floor 12 is located.
• FIG. 8 shows all the side walls 14a, 14b and 16a in the folded state, so that in the folded state, the box can be easily transported back to the brewery or a bottler, without consuming a lot of storage space. This can significantly reduce transport costs.
• the foldable side walls 14a, 14b and 16a are shown only for a box configured to transport 24 bottles of 0.33 liters from FIGS. 6 to 8, it goes without saying that the one shown in FIG Crate for 0.5 1 bottles can be equipped with hinged side walls.
• the features which are described or shown with reference to the individual exemplary embodiments can be combined with one another as desired in order to arrive at alternative further exemplary embodiments of boxes according to the invention.
• Fig. 9 illustrates the embodiment of Fig. 5 in the loaded condition in which there are 24 bottles in the box.
• the movable sidewall portion 23 is in the unfolded position so as to additionally secure the bottles of the foremost row or to affix product marks for transport to the outside of the flexible portion 23 for presentation of the merchandise are not relevant.
• FIG. 10 shows the embodiment of Fig. 5 with an alternative form of loading, namely with four six-packs 70a, 70b, 70c and 70d.
• FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 5, wherein it can be seen that the sleeve 54c has a different geometric shape than the sleeves 54a, 54b and 54d or 54e, in order to enable the setting of six-packs.
• the central sleeve 54c may, of course, have the same shape as the remaining sleeves, such as sleeve 54a.
• any other quills may have the shape of the sleeve 54c.
• the bottom 12 is constructed in the region 50 adjoining the first side wall 16 with a larger contact surface than the middle supporting surface of the entire bottom prevent unwanted dumping of the bottles out of the box.
• Fig. 12 shows an enlarged view of the sleeves 54a to 54c, so that their particular shape is visible, which allows in conjunction with the first side wall 16b to keep the bottles both safe and forward removable.
• some embodiments of sleeves have an outer surface whose height in the vertical direction 18 is not constant.
• the outer boundary surface of the sleeve 54a is to be understood below as the created surface 70, that is to say the surface or those Surface elements that limit the quill laterally, ie in all directions orthogonal to the vertical direction 18.
• the outer boundary surface 70 has a varying height, as already described above.
• the quill is less high in a first side surface area 75 that is parallel to the first side wall 16b and secures a bottle backwards (in the direction 72 away from the first side wall 16b) than in a second side surface area 76 that holds the bottle prevents tilting in a direction 74 parallel to the first side wall 16b.
• a first boundary surface area 75 the quill in Substantially in the direction parallel to the first side wall 16b.
• the first side surface area 75 is lower than the second side surface area 76 in order to allow for tilting the bottles forward tilting without having to raise the bottle so far that it may already abut the bottom of another box that is stacked on the considered box is.
• the second boundary surface area 76 prevents tilting in the direction parallel to the first side wall 16b and can therefore be higher in order to increase the stability.
• both the sleeves 54a and 54b and the sleeve 54c provide maximum stability while allowing for tipping out forward, in that the sleeves have a lower height in the direction parallel to the side wall than in the direction perpendicular to the side wall.
• sleeves in Fig. 12 are provided with outer boundary surfaces which are concavely inwardly arched between the peaks of the substantially diamond-shaped basic shape, the radius of the arc substantially corresponding to the diameter of a bottle to still securely hold the bottle.
• FIG. 13 shows a box which essentially corresponds to the box of FIG. 1, so that a renewed description of the various elements already described with reference to FIG. 1 is no longer carried out.
• the box of FIG. 13 (a) further includes a locking member 100 having a bracket 102 that includes two opposite ends.
• a first strut 104 is arranged, and at a second end 102b of the bracket 102, a second strut 106 is arranged.
• the bracket 102 facing away from the ends 104a and 106a of the struts 104, 106 are rotatably disposed on the opposite side surfaces or end surfaces 14a and 14b.
• the blocking element or transport protection element 100 is in a position that is between a first position and a second position.
• FIG. 13 (b) the box shown in Figure 13 (a) is shown again, but now with the locking member 100 in a first position where the bracket 102 extends between the side walls 14a and 14b, spaced therefrom to the lower side wall 16b is arranged.
• the bracket 102 is located at half height of the side walls 14a and 14b, but the present invention is not limited to this arrangement. Rather, the bracket 102 may be arranged either higher or lower depending on the circumstances.
• the struts 104 and 106 are configured and supported such that when the bracket 102 is folded from the position shown in Fig. 13 (a) to the position shown in Fig.
• the bracket 102 is at a desired distance from the lower, lower Sidewall 1 16b occupies.
• the side walls 14a and 14b and the low side wall 16b facing surfaces of these two end walls are structured to the struts 104 and 106 and the region in which the bracket 102 with the struts 104 and 106 is connected, so the opposite ends 102a and 102b of the bracket 102 in recesses or recesses to receive, in such a way that adjusts a flush front surface.
• Fig. 14 shows a stacked arrangement of a box of Fig. 1, on which a box according to Fig. 13 is arranged, but here the situation is shown, in which the bracket 102 is arranged in a second position in which this overlaps with the low side wall 14b is arranged.
• the low side wall 16b is also structured by recesses or recesses so as to receive the bracket 102 in the second position shown in FIG. 14 so that a flush front surface of the side wall 16b adjusts.
• the opposite ends 102a and 102b of the bracket 102 are configured to have the corresponding side walls 14a and 14f in the first position shown in Fig. 13 (b) 14b embrace, so one Locking and secure positioning of the bracket 102 to ensure.
• secure positioning of the bracket 102 is achieved by engaging corresponding bracket members formed in the low wall with the bracket 102.
• the advantage of this aspect of the invention is that there is now provided an additional transport protection element which during transport is located in the position shown in Fig. 3 (b), and thus can act on products contained in the box to move it in the direction of the opening to prevent, in other words, to provide another barrier against falling out of the products.
• the bracket is pivotally connected to the side surfaces or end surfaces of the box, and can be easily moved from the closed position shown in Fig. 13 (b) to the open position, allowing free access to those in the box products is possible.
• the invention is not limited to the examples described with reference to Figures 13 and 14, but instead of the arrangement of the bracket 102 at about half the height of the end walls and a different positioning can be selected, for example, the distance from the low wall 16 b to one third of the Height of the side walls or to two thirds of the height of the side walls can be selected. Further, according to one embodiment, it may be provided to telescope the struts 104 and 106 so as to position the bracket 102 from the situation in FIG. 14 at different heights along the height of the side walls so that the height of the locking member 102 is flexible can be adjusted by the products in the box.
• Fig. 15 shows a box which has already been described with reference to Fig. 1, but differs in the design of the bottom 12.
• an insert 1 12 is provided, which is arranged on the bottom of the box detachably from the same.
• the insert 12 shown in Fig. 16 comprises an upper surface 12a, on which a first strut 114 is shown, which extends parallel to the opposite end walls 14a and 14b over the entire depth of the box to the rear wall 16a.
• Another strut, the transverse strut 1 16 is provided, which extends from the side wall 14 a at about half the depth of the box to the first strut 14 1.
• the insert 112 may be provided to receive carton-packaged products having dimensions corresponding to the resulting compartments in the insert 112.
• any products may be provided to comply with in the box Fig. 16 to be received, which according to the invention for various products and various inserts 1 12 can be arranged detachably in the box.
• FIG. 16 shows, similarly as in Fig. 15, the arrangement of struts on the upper surface 1 12a of the insert 1 12, and according to Fig. 16 (c), quills may be provided on the upper surface 112a, similarly this has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.
• Fig. 16 (b) shows, similarly as in Fig. 15, the arrangement of struts on the upper surface 1 12a of the insert 1 12, and according to Fig. 16 (c), quills may be provided on the upper surface 112a, similarly this has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.
• Fig. 16 (b) shows, similarly as in Fig. 15, the arrangement of struts on the upper surface 1 12a of the insert 1 12, and according to Fig. 16 (c), quills may be provided on the upper surface 112a, similarly this has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.
• Fig. 16 (c) shows, similarly as in Fig. 15, the arrangement of struts on the upper surface 1 12a of the insert
• the elements 1 18 are preferably designed so that, for example, after a latching with the box bottom, a solution of the box bottom is possible only using special tools, so that a box provider can customize the boxes in different ways according to the wishes of the customer, without the customer using the box having an opportunity to exchange the insert for use with other products.
• the boxes can be tailored according to the requirements of the customers and in particular can respond flexibly to increased demands for boxes with certain applications, when at the same time boxes for other products are not so much in demand.
• beverage cans and any other cylindrical objects such as hair sprays, deodoses or the like can be transported with the boxes according to the invention.
• the boxes with a lateral opening are also suitable for completely different types of products, which may also differ from a cylindrical basic shape.
• the boxes are universally applicable for all sorts of products, as they allow that in the stacked state, the products can also be removed laterally from the box. This great advantage is not limited to the type of goods transported.

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